Kad mi se ne govori, samo klimnem i pošaljem kratku poruku.

not

Breakdown of Kad mi se ne govori, samo klimnem i pošaljem kratku poruku.

• i: and
• mi: me (dative short form)
• kad: when

Questions & Answers about Kad mi se ne govori, samo klimnem i pošaljem kratku poruku.

What does Kad mean here? Is it when, if, or whenever?

Here Kad most naturally means when or whenever.

Because the sentence describes what the speaker typically does in that situation, English could translate it as either:

• When I don’t feel like talking...
• Whenever I don’t feel like talking...

So kad often introduces both a specific time and a general repeated situation.

Also, kad and kada both mean when. Kada is just the fuller form; kad is very common in everyday speech.

Why does mi se ne govori mean I don’t feel like talking instead of simply I am not talking?